About me

I am a senior project manager with over 25 years experience in and around the creative industries. My main field of expertise is in project management, taking projects from brief to completion on strategy, on budget and on time, with a strong understanding of commercial creativity.

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Projects

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  The Age of No Retirement‘The Age of No Retirement?’ was a landmark event held at the Oxo Tower, London, 1-6 October 2014. Bringing together for the first time employers, policy makers, corporations (big and small), designers, artists, academics, inventors and social commentators to explore the social and economic opportunities of a Britain in which the average person now lives 10 years longer than was expected just 40 years ago. Living longer brings with it its own set of challenges in terms of healthcare provision. Wh
• Ravensbourne University Co-Lab - September 2018Cross discipline project open to all students as part of London Design Festival
• Design Thinkers Academy Facilitation Course - March 2018
• Visa Innovation Team Design Thinking Workshop - October 2017
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  HS2 Lunch & Learn with Luke Pearson of Pearson Lloyd, Birmingham September 2016One of a series of lunch time talks open to the HS2 team to gain a better understanding of design. Talks were also recorded so they could be shared with team members unable to attend.
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  HS2 Lunch & Learn with Ben Terrett - Birmingham June 2016One of a series of lunch time talks open to the HS2 team to gain a better understanding of design. Talks were also recorded so they could be shared with team members unable to attend.

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Projects credited in

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  Design Thinkers Academy LondonWe are the UK arm of the Design Thinkers Academy, a training organisation for business. We are an education division specialising in collaborative innovation. Founded in Amsterdam, we are part of a global network of 18 companies. We bring with us the systematic methodology of Design Thinking, a structured and evidenced approach to learning, and the experience of turning leaders into Design Thinkers who innovate in business. The Design Thinkers Academy London is the training arm of DK&A – a str
• Spurring innovation at VISAThe Challenge When one of the world’s largest fintechs set up a European innovation hub, they tasked us with embedding design thinking tools and methodologies.
• Revolutionising service design for one of the world’s largest luxury goods firmsThe energised co-ordination team (from DK&A) made the process efficient, collaborative and rewarding. Great experience. - Benoît Jallu, Regional Customer Service Director, Richemont UK The Challenge With the luxury market undergoing a transformation in the face of increased competition, Richemont wanted to accelerate fresh ideas that would upgrade the customer experience of its core luxury brands, such as Montblanc and Cartier. We started with original ethnographic research in Europe and Asia

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Work history

Freelance Senior Project ManagerMima Group Ltd
Sep 2022London, United KingdomFreelance
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Senior studio managerMultiadaptor
Feb 2019London, United KingdomFreelance

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Skills

• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• Strategy
• Planning
• Budget Control
• Resourcing
• Design Thinking
• Idea Generation
• Workshop Facilitation
• Team Development

Awards

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